One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford contacted the police himself

Just now September 30, 2026 1 min read 📰 BBC Persian

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Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford after a security incident involving masked individuals and suspicious vehicles. One suspect called the police himself before the arrests, raising questions about the nature of the incident and the motives behind it.

The BBC has learned that one of the five men arrested in the early hours of Sunday, September 27, near the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, Britain, had contacted 999 himself. The suspect called the police at 00:45 GMT, almost an hour before a farmer also called 999 after seeing masked men. The five were arrested following the report of a serious security incident after three vans were spotted around the Fairford airbase, where the U.S. military operates, on suspicion of explosives-related offenses and later, terrorism-related crimes.